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Massachusetts General Law Chapter 271 Section 7A
In this section the following words shall have the following meanings:
"Raffle," an arrangement for raising money by the sale of tickets, certain among which, as determined by chance after the sale, entitle the holders to prizes.
"Bazaar," a place maintained by the sponsoring organization for disposal by means of chance of one or both of the following types of prizes:
- Merchandise, of any value
- Cash awards, not to exceed twenty-five dollars each
Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, raffles and bazaars may be promoted, operated and conducted under permits issued in accordance with the provisions of this section.
No organization, society, church or club which conducts a raffle or bazaar under the provisions of this section shall be deemed to have set up and promoted a lottery and nothing in this chapter shall authorize the prosecution, arrest or conviction of any person connected with the operation of any such raffle or bazaar; provided, however, that nothing contained in this section shall be construed as permitting the game commonly known as "beano" or any similar game regardless of name.
No raffle or bazaar shall be promoted, operated or conducted by any person or organization, unless the same is sponsored and conducted exclusively by (a) a veterans' organization chartered by the Congress of the United States or included in clause (12) of section five of chapter forty of the General Laws; (b) a church or religious organization; (c) a fraternal or fraternal benefit society; (d) an educational or charitable organization; (e) a civic or service club or organization; and (f) clubs or organizations organized and operated exclusively for pleasure, recreation and other nonprofit purposes, no part of the net earnings of which inures to the benefit of any member or shareholder. Such organization shall have been organized and actively functioning as a nonprofit organization in the commonwealth for a period of not less than two years before it may apply for a permit. The promotion and operation of the raffle or bazaar shall be confined solely to the qualified members of the sponsoring organization and no such member shall receive remuneration in any form for time or effort devoted to the promotion or operation of such raffle or bazaar. All funds derived from any raffle or bazaar shall be used exclusively for the purposes stated in the application of the sponsoring organization which purposes shall be limited to educational, charitable, religious, fraternal or civic purposes or for veterans' benefits. An organization which meets the qualifications required by this section and which desires to conduct or operate a raffle or bazaar within the commonwealth shall apply for a permit to conduct raffles and bazaars from the clerk of the city or town in which the raffle will be drawn or the bazaar held. The application form shall be approved by the commissioner of public safety and shall include the name and address of the applicant, the evidence on which the applicant relies in order to qualify under this section, the names of three officers or members of the organization who shall be responsible for the operation of the raffle or bazaar, and the uses to which the net proceeds will be applied. Unless otherwise established in a town by town meeting action and in a city by city council action, and in a town with no town meeting by town council action, by adoption of appropriate by-laws and ordinances to set such fees, a fee of ten dollars shall accompany each such application and shall be retained by the city or town, but in no event shall any such fee be greater than fifty dollars. Upon receipt of such application, the clerk shall determine whether it is in conformity with this section. If the clerk so determines, he shall forward the application to the chief of police of the city or town, who shall determine whether the applicant is qualified to operate raffles and bazaars under this section. If the chief of police so determines, he shall endorse the application and return it to the clerk, who shall forthwith issue a permit, which shall be valid for one year from the date of its issuance. The clerk shall retain a copy of the application and shall send a copy to the commissioner of public safety. If there is any change in the facts set forth in the application for a permit subsequent to the making of such application, the applicant shall forthwith notify the authority granting such permit of such change, and such authority shall issue such permit if the applicant is qualified, or, if a permit has already been issued and the change in the facts set forth in the application disqualify the applicant revoke such permit.
If an application is not acted upon within thirty days after it is submitted, or if the organization is refused a permit, or if a permit is revoked, any person named on the application may obtain judicial review of such refusal or revocation by filing within ten days of such refusal or revocation or within ten days of the expiration of such thirty day period a petition for review in the district court having jurisdiction in the city or town in which such application was filed. A justice of said court, after a hearing, may direct that such permit be issued, if he is satisfied that there was no reasonable ground for refusing such permit, and that the applicant was not prohibited by law from holding raffles or bazaars.
An organization issued a permit under this section shall within thirty days of the expiration of its permit submit a report on a form to be approved by the commissioner of public safety. Such form shall require information concerning the number of raffles and bazaars held, the amount of money received, the expenses connected with the raffle or bazaar, the names of the winners of prizes exceeding twenty-five dollars in value, the net proceeds of the raffles and bazaars, and the uses to which the net proceeds were applied. The organization shall maintain and keep such books and records as may be necessary to substantiate the particulars of such report, which books and records shall be preserved for at least one year from the date of such report and shall be available for inspection. Such report shall be certified to by the three persons designated in the permit application as being responsible for such raffle or bazaar and by an accountant. Two copies of said report shall be filed with city or town clerk. The clerk shall send one copy to the commissioner of public safety. Failure to file said report shall constitute sufficient grounds for refusal to renew a permit to conduct raffles or bazaars. The fee for renewal of such permit shall be ten dollars.
The authority granting any permit under this section shall immediately revoke the same for a violation of any provision of this section and shall not issue any permit to such permittee within three years from the date of such violation. Any person aggrieved by the action of such authority revoking such permit may appeal to the district court having jurisdiction in the city or town where the permit was issued; provided that such appeal shall be filed in such court within twenty days following receipt of notification by said authority. The court shall hear all pertinent evidence and determine the facts and upon the facts so determined annul such action or make such decision as equity may require. The foregoing remedy shall be exclusive.
Any organization conducting or operating a raffle or bazaar under this section shall file a return with the state lottery commission, on a form prepared by it, within ten days after the raffle or bazaar is held and shall pay therewith a tax of five per cent of the gross proceeds derived from such raffle or bazaar.
All sums received by said commission from the tax imposed by this section as taxes, interest thereon, fees, penalties, forfeitures, costs of suits or fines, less all amounts refunded thereon, together with any interest or costs paid on account of such refunds, shall be paid into the treasury of the commonwealth.
Whoever violates any provision of this section or submits false information on an application or report required under this section shall be punished by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars or by imprisonment in the house of correction for not more than one year, or both.
No person who prints or produces tickets, cards or any similar article used in the conduct of a bazaar or raffle pursuant to a permit issued under the provisions of this section shall be subject to any penalty therefor, provided that a certified copy of such permit was presented to him prior to his undertaking to print or produce such tickets or cards.
No organization issued a permit under this section shall conduct more than three bazaars in any single calendar year nor shall such organization conduct more than one bazaar in any single calendar day. The operation of a bazaar shall be limited to five consecutive hours.


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WASHINGTON (AP) — The nation's Republican governors, seeking a voice in Congress' upcoming debt debate, pushed Tuesday for looser restrictions on how states spend money on health care for poor and disabled Americans.
States, they argued, should be allowed to design their own Medicaid programs and operate them with a lump payment every year from the federal government, and then be held accountable for the results. Outdated or inappropriate federal guidelines now make it more burdensome and frustrating to provide a health care safety net that's one of the biggest expenses for cash-strapped states, the governors said.
Medicaid should be custom-designed by each state to best provide care to children, the poor and disabled without federal rules and the waivers required to get around them, their report said.
"We should not have to come to Washington on bended knee and kowtow for waivers to do these kinds of things," said Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour.
The governors, however, plan to come to Washington in October to pressure a select supercommittee of 12 House and Senate members to include the ideas in a plan for curbing the growth of the federal debt.
They're likely to be heard. One of the panel members, House Energy and Commerce Chairman Fred Upton, in May joined Utah Republican Sen. Orrin Hatch in requesting the report. Both are adamant that states should have more control over how Medicaid money is spent.
The document is the most detailed plan yet released by Republican state and territorial leaders, who have long clamored for block grants that they say would save taxpayers billions of dollars, clear away federal red tape, allow them to innovate and improve service.
Politically, it's an acknowledgement of sorts that President Barack Obama's health care law might not be repealed or scaled back by Congress or the courts anytime soon. The 2010 health care overhaul law expands the list of those covered by Medicaid from 69 million beneficiaries now to 95 million over the next decade, a burden the governors say the states can't bear.
The 31 proposals would allow states to do away with requirements set by the federal government on who is eligible and how health care providers are reimbursed under Medicaid. Instead, each state and the federal government would jointly decide the program's goals and Washington would step in only when the targets aren't met.
Oversight would largely fall to the states under state-developed quality and cost guidelines. All federal taxpayer money now directed to combatting waste, fraud and abuse should be included in any state's block grant, the governors proposed.
The waiver process, described by state officials as burdensome, time consuming and often unnecessary, would be, itself, waived for "innovative programs that show a positive return on investment for both the state and federal governments."
The Obama administration has long contended that it built flexibility for the states into last year's health care overhaul and that states will save money with more Americans insured.
Richard Sorian, a spokesman for the Health and Human Services Department, said Tuesday that the Republicans' proposal would "reinstate a broken system" and increase health care costs for middle-class Americans.
"We remain committed to working with governors of both parties to provide as much flexibility in Medicaid as possible while protecting the people it serves," he said.
The report's timing could present its best chance at becoming law. The supercommittee must come up with a debt plan by Nov. 23.
"It's serendipitous," Barbour said. "We think they'll find it helpful."

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[H]e had a profound effect on thousands of individuals who took his courses — who in turn affected others. Undoubtedly the ripples from the stones he dropped eventually touched some of today's leading libertarians.
He was a fascinating mixture of contrasts. He combined a brilliant mind with an ungracious personality. He was an astrophysicist who taught social science. He preached the importance of respect for intellectual property, but freely lifted the ideas of others without giving them credit. He was dishonest, but he inspired others to be more honest. He disdained the word "libertarian" while turning thousands of people into libertarians. He was an insensitive teacher, and yet he apparently changed the lives of most of the people he taught.The entire obituary of Galambos written by Browne is must reading. Browne says a lot of negative things about Galambos, but at the end of reading the obituary, the thought lingers: Who was this guy? And the next thought is: Boy, I wish I could have sat in on one of his courses. They aren't any notes of his class. Browne reports, Galambos was very protective of his ideas and never put anything in writing. Indeed, Browne tells us:
He required every student entering one of his courses to sign a contract agreeing not to divulge any of the course ideas without permission from Galambos — and not even to use the ideas, in business or elsewhere, without permission.Thus, it came as a great surprise to me that one of the Galambos courses was recorded and is now online. The course was delivered in 1966 and titled The Declaration of Independence, Thomas Paine and Your Freedom.
Among many other points in the fascinating lecture series, Galambos makes clear that he believes that it was Thomas Paine not Thomas Jefferson, who wrote the Declaration of Independence. He has me convinced.
Further, Galambos makes a very strong case for Paine being the intellectual inspiration for the American revolutionists taking such a libertarian path.
The series is 3 sessions long, broken up into 7 tracks. It very much worth the time to listen to the entire series. You can find it here.


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Uncertain About Your Major? Workshop
March 10, 2020
Participating students will learn about the Career Planning Process, take a free interest assessment, and learn how to make informed decisions about choosing a major. After completing the Career Center Activity, students are encouraged to meet with a counselor for an individual appointment to create a Student Educational Program Plan.
Please RSVP by calling 714-992-7121 or by coming into the CLP Center located in the Student Services Building, 2nd Floor, RM 2029
Career and Life Planning Center, Rm 2029
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One year of planning, hard work and fundraising culminated on Sunday evening after 46 hours of non-stop dancing. Penn State's 42nd annual dance marathon to benefit the fight against pediatric cancer wrapped up with yet another record-breaking reveal.
Penn State students from across the Commonwealth raised a total of $13,343,517.33.
This amazing accomplishment is made possible by organizations such as Penn State Brandywine THON. The group of only about 40 students set their own personal record, raising more than $26,000 and ranking No. 10 among all Penn State commonwealth campuses. This marks the first time that Brandywine THON has made the top 10 in a decade.
THON, which is the largest student-run philanthropy in the world, is a yearlong annual fundraising effort that benefits children and their families affected by pediatric cancer. All money raised benefits the Four Diamonds Fund, which supports children treated at Penn State Hershey Children's Hospital.
Thousands dance at the Bryce Jordan Center.
(photo: senior corporate communications major and Lion's Eye intern Eric Warner)
"I'm on another level of happiness right now. It's unreal," said Brandywine THON chair Jessica Maginnis. "We've reached such an amazing goal. There are kids who can't be kids and we're here because of that. We're here making a difference for them."
A junior human development and family studies major, Maginnis has been a dedicated member of Brandywine THON for three years and was instrumental in leading the organization to success.
Students Jason Severin and Liz Gramlich had the opportunity to represent Brandywine as dancers at THON weekend, dancing for 46 hours straight up until the big $13.3 million reveal.
Liz Gramlich and Jason Severin proudly raise the Four Diamonds hand signal at the Bryce Jordan Center.
(photo: senior corporate communications major and Lion's Eye intern Eric Warner)
"Wherever you went you could just feel the anticipation of THON," Severin said about the atmosphere at University Park. "The experience as a whole was mind-blowing. You really can't put it into words. It's important to never forget that you're representing your organization, you're representing THON and you're representing a betterment for children and their families."
The recording breaking big reveal!
(photo: Annemarie Mountz)
Instructor in Communications Karrie Bowen, who also serves as the adviser to Brandywine THON, is amazed at the level of commitment shown by the group and was thrilled to see Brandywine make the top 10 among commonwealth campuses.
"I have been actively involved with THON now for four years, and every year the dedication by all the students in our organization is just amazing," Bowen explained. "We always have captains that give a million percent of themselves and go above and beyond for the kids and each year I am amazed at the dedication."


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German unemployment up slightly on longer winter: data
German unemployment rose slightly in April in seasonally adjusted terms as cold winter weather kept people out of work for longer than usual at this time of year, the Labour Office said on Tuesday.
However, the jobless rate stayed close to a reunification low of 6.9 percent, in line with the consensus in a Reuters poll of 33 economists.
The number of people out of work, adjusted for seasonal swings, increased by 4,000 to 2.938 million, twice the expected rise in a Reuters poll.
"(It) could be to do with longer lasting weather-related limitations this year," the Labour Office said in a statement.
Even though the politically important unadjusted jobless rate has hovered above 3 million for four months in a row now and as euro zone gloom persists, a study by market researchers GfK showed Germans were still upbeat about their job outlook.
Germans are confident their incomes will rise and are willing to buy more, providing much needed support for Europe's largest economy as weakness among trading partners weighs on exports.
(Reporting by Holger Hansen and Annika Breidthardt, editing by Gareth Jones)


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Materials Documenting Birth of Nuclear Age to Be Digitized
Papers include correspondence with Albert Einstein, Enrico Fermi, and Edward Teller
Szilard working with Albert Einstein on his letter to President Roosevelt, which resulted in the Manhattan Project.
The papers of physicist and inventor Leo Szilard chronicling the birth of the nuclear age and the work of the Manhattan Project will soon be digitized by the UC San Diego Library.
Szilard played an essential role in the development of the atomic bomb as part of the Manhattan Project, yet he was also a passionate advocate for global arms control and argued for using the bomb as a deterrent—not as a force for destruction. The Library will digitize Szilard's materials, which extend from 1938 to 1998, thanks to a $93,000 grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC).
The peripatetic Szilard was known to practically live in hotel rooms.
Principal Investigator for the digitization project, which is expected to take approximately two years to complete, is Brian E. C. Schottlaender, the Audrey Geisel University Librarian at UC San Diego. The project will be administered by Lynda Claassen, director of the Library's Mandeville Special Collections, which houses the Szilard papers.
"We are very pleased to have received this grant from the NHPRC to digitize these historically important and influential materials," said Schottlaender. "The Szilard papers are fascinating because they reveal the back story of how the atomic bomb was created, and the moral and ethical dilemmas that that powerful creation caused for Szilard and his fellow scientists."
More than 50,000 items will be digitized through the project, said Schottlaender, including some 550 photographs, as well as several hours of video and audio recordings. The papers include correspondence with numerous fellow scientists with whom Szilard collaborated, including Albert Einstein, Enrico Fermi, Jonas Salk, Edward Teller, and Linus Pauling. Also included are a variety of biographical materials, such as immigration papers and passports—Szilard was born in Budapest, emigrating to the U.S. in 1938— and biographical articles and sketches.
In addition to manuscripts, scientific papers, and notebooks, the collection includes drafts, figures, and notes related to the Szilard's patents, including an early patent in refrigeration held with Albert Einstein and the patent for a "neutronic reactor" developed with Enrico Fermi. Materials related to Szilard's singular achievements on the "nuclear chain reaction" and "chemostat" are also part of the collection.
"While this collection has been well-used by scholars and researchers, making these materials available digitally will significantly increase their usage," said Claassen. "It will also expand awareness of Szilard's work, and the example he provided of how scientists can operate more fully in society, impacting not only the direction of science, but also the world of politics and humanitarianism."
The UC San Diego Library houses a substantial collection of materials on 20th century science and science policy, including the papers of some of the nation's most renowned scientists, such as Jonas Salk, Stanley Miller, and Leslie Orgel, as well as Nobel Laureates Harold Urey, Hannes Alfven, and Maria Goeppert Mayer. The library is also the sole U.S. repository for the papers of world-renowned neuroscientist and Nobel Laureate Francis Crick.
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Questions and Answers with Points
Family Feud Questions looks to take things up a notch with the Q&A with votes section. Here, instead of obvious answers to questions, we give you choices that are all possible answers but only one of them has more votes, thereby making it the right answer. This will break the monotony of simple questions and give everyone in the family an opportunity to win once in a while. The one with the answer that has the most votes becomes the winner of the trivia question. This fun trivia section ensures that once in a while everyone gets to be a winner.


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"For pioneering research on space charge effects of beams in the isochronous regime, including simulations and experimental verification following the design and construction of the Small Isochronous Ring."
Background:I have received my University Diploma in Physics from Novosibirsk State University (Novosibirsk, Russia) in 1992. After graduation from Novosibirsk State University, I worked at Budker Institute of Nuclear Physics (Novosibirsk, Russia) as a physicist from 1992 to 1996. In 1998, I started my graduate studies at Michigan State University where I worked under Felix Martis supervision. The dissertation work was aimed at numerical and experimental studies of space charge effects in the isochronous regime. After my graduation from MSU in 2003, I have started working at Jefferson Lab as an accelerator physicist at CASA group.
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Woman survives 5 days after Colorado highway crash
FAIRPLAY, Colo. (AP) — A Colorado woman is recovering after being stranded in her car for five days after crashing off a rural highway southwest of Denver. Hikers found 43-year-old Kristin Hopkins of Highlands Ranch Sunday below U.S. Highway 285 near the community of Fairplay, apparently out of view of passing drivers. The Colorado State Patrol says she was conscious and coherent.
The Denver Post reports Hopkins was flown to a hospital in critical condition.
Patrol spokeswoman Cpl. Kris Galyean says Hopkins crashed Tuesday, going off the right side of the road on a curve. Her 2009 Chevrolet Malibu struck multiple trees, went down an embankment and rolled several times before landing on its top.
U.S. 285 runs through the scenic South Park area, a high-altitude valley of sprawling ranchland surrounded by mountains.


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Alternative Tentacles
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Alternative Tentacles Records was established in June of 1979 and is most likely the longest lasting (and still active) underground record labels around. Although it is perceived by many as a "punk" label, having released records by Dead Kennedys and others, it is actually best known for its impact on the world of underground culture. In the early years the label gained international attention by introducing the world to artists such as : Dead Kennedys, Butthole Surfers, D.O.A., 7 Seconds, Winston Smith, NoMeansNo, Neurosis and Voice Farm. The label has continued to remain vital in its lengthy history by refusing to adhere to a formula for an easily identifiable 'Alternative Tentacles Sound.' Rather, the label has released many political spoken word releases; as well as releasing: Brazilian hardcore, bent pop, faux-country, and assorted rock & roll. Of late, the label is also known for its "Re-Issues Of Necessity Series". The label is also well known due to its outspoken provocateur owner, talent scout and recording artist, Jello Biafra. Many may recall his run for mayor of San Francisco in 1979 at the age of 21; as well as his trial for "distributing harmful matter" - which stemmed from including an H.R. Giger poster in a Dead Kennedy's album; to his 2000 nomination as Green party candidate for President of the United States. Since the parting of Dead Kennedys, Jello has released 7 spoken word releases as well as collaborating with other musicians and bands such as DOA, Nomeansno, Mojo Nixon, and stand-alone projects like Tumor Circus (with Steelpole Bathtub), No WTO Combo (with Krist Novoselic), Lard (with Al Jourgensen), and his latest project, Jello Biafra With The Melvins! Alternative Tentacles Records employs four people in Emeryville , California. (The label has always been based in San Francisco, but in October 2002 the label moved here.) The company is a sole proprietorship owned by Jello Biafra. Aside from being a label, it is also a mailorder company selling its own wares, as well as a ton of underground t-shirts, books, dvds, music, and other merchandise


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I have a wall that goes 3/4th of the way to the ceiling between my living room and dining room. I would like to put a fish tank in it, spanning the length of the wall.
I have the engineering skills to build the tank, but I don't know much about actually placing it in the house.
The tank will be 12x2x2 in size, so I'll need to cut a hole 12'x3' into the wall.
I'm concerned about two major things: I need the surface that the tank sits on to remain smooth to evenly distribute the weight, and the other is the weight.
This tank, once filled and assembled will likely weight close to 3500 pounds. What do I need to do to insure that there won't be any problems with the wall, floor, or anything else to support that much weight. The wall is on the first floor of the house, is not load bearing, and the foundation is a concrete slab.


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Jugger was created for the film Salute of the Jugger but has now taken off especially in Germany and Australia. It is a team game where each team tries to move a plastic skull into their opponents goals. Only an un-armed player may handle the skull - the rest of his team mates being kitted out with swords, poles and chains to defend him from the opposing players. As the video shows, it is only slightly short of total mayhem.
Jugger from Linus Smid on Vimeo.
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PES: Peace Eco Smile
A collaborative effort between the Japanese automaker and Japanese anime company Studio 4°C, PES: Peace Eco Smile is a new web promotional anime series that centers around PES, a traveller from space, and NaSuBi, a mysterious life-form who is enamored by the charm of Earth. The car of choice for these strangers in a new world? The Prius, particularly the Prius Liftback and Prius C hatchback. These two hybrids seem to be as much a part of this series as the two main characters are. A Lexus LFA (likely the ride of the antagonist) and the Toyota Camry hybrid also have a role to play.
Each anime short in the campaign will be three to four minutes long and will be posted on Toyota's specially-dedicated website.
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Renew Yourself
By Imam Abdullah El-Amin, MMNS
The tenets of the religion of Al-Islam emphasize constant renewal in our lives. If we could just do something once and be done with it, our practice of the religion would cease to exist. For instance, we are directed to fast every year in Ramadan. This is because one time just won't do it. We will forget and/or lapse into other activities to divert our attention from the remembrance of ALLAH.
There are many other signs from ALLAH for us to reflect on. We breathe, eat and drink everyday to replenish our bodies. If we did not…well you know the answer to that. There is constant renewal in education. Our brains need activity to grow and be useful.
Similarly, our relationships must also be constantly renewed. How many of us have heard the expression "What you did to get her, you must also do to keep her?â€
But before we get to that; before reaching out to our spouses, we must reach out to ourselves. In order to spread cheer to our families, spouses, and others, it must first come from a cheerful body and mind. How is this accomplished?
Each day upon rising we must begin to renew ourselves by recognizing the great masterful work of art ALLAH formed when He created you. You must look in the mirror and say to yourself how good you look. You must talk to yourself and constantly convince yourself that because you are a flesh and blood human being, you are directly under ALLAH. Always tell yourself that there is no one or nothing that is greater than you except ALLAH. This will arm your mind with positive thoughts and keep the evil ones from convincing you that you are otherwise.
After recognition of your greatness, resolve to be grateful to ALLAH by taking care of this great creation – you. Make sure you bathe and keep yourself clean. Shampoo your hair and use conditioner to enhance its appearance and health. Try to eat sensibly to reduce stress on your body. Exercise at least moderately to keep your temple in the best shape.
This constant renewal will make you grateful and put you in the best possible shape to reach out to others. We will be able to love and see the benefit of our spouse and help them see the benefit of themselves. This is very important because then everybody wins and ALLAH is pleased because you are carrying out His desires for creating you in the first place. And if ALLAH is pleased with you, you can ask for no better reward.
As Salaam alaikum
Al Hajj Imam Abdullah El-Amin


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The Alberto Culver Company announced growth in organic revenue and diluted earnings per share from continuing operations, excluding restructuring and discrete items. Net sales for the third quarter 2009, however, decreased 3.6% to $351.6 million from $364.9 million in the prior year quarter. Net sales for the nine-month period decreased 0.8% to $1.05 billion from $1.06 billion in the prior year.
"Despite a prolonged softness in hair care, we continue to outpace the category and capture record shares for Alberto Culver," said V. James Marino, president and CEO, Alberto Culver. "Our business and brands remain healthy as evidenced by our hair care consumption trends. We generated strong cash flow during the quarter and are very pleased with our results and the momentum that many of our brands have in the marketplace."
The third quarter, organic sales growth rate of 2.0% was driven mainly from U.S. and international growth in TRESemme and international growth in St. Ives and Alberto VO5. This growth, according to the company, was significantly offset by lower sales in Spain due to the prior year introduction of TRESemme, and lower multicultural and custom label manufacturing sales, whose specialty retail and direct selling customer base has been significantly impacted from the soft economy. These items lowered consolidated organic sales growth by approximately 300 basis points.
The company's gross profit margin was 50.8% in the third quarter, compared to 53.0% in the prior year quarter, mainly due to higher raw material costs.
"As we discussed after the March quarter, oil derived raw material costs have begun decreasing and, as a result, our gross margin improved versus the second quarter," said Marino. "While other non-oil based costs including tin plate and certain chemicals remain elevated, we expect cost trends to continue to become more favorable into the September quarter and believe that we are well positioned to continue to improve gross margin."
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Eating too much is typically considered one of the prime culprits of obesity. A new study published in the Journal of the Association for Consumer Research, looked specifically at overconsumption of "healthy" foods which consumers often perceive as less filling. The researchers successfully found evidence to support their hypothesis that when people eat what they consider to be healthy food, they eat more than the recommended serving size because they associate "healthy" with less filling.
The research utilizes a multi-method approach to investigate the "healthy = less filling" intuition. The first study was conducted with 50 undergraduate students at a large public university and employed the well-established Implicit Association Test to provide evidence for an inverse relationship between the concepts of healthy and filling. The second study was a field study conducted with 40 graduate students at a large public university and measured participants' hunger levels after consuming a cookie that is either portrayed as healthy or unhealthy to test the effect of health portrayals on experienced hunger levels. The third study was conducted with 72 undergraduate students in a realistic scenario to measure the impact of health portrayals on the amount of food ordered before watching a short film and the actual amount of food consumed during the film. The set of three studies converges on the idea that consumers hold an implicit belief that healthy foods are less filling than unhealthy foods.
Specifically, the researchers demonstrate that portraying a food as healthy as opposed to unhealthy using a front-of-package nutritional scale impacts consumer judgment and behavior. When a food is portrayed as healthy, as opposed to unhealthy, consumers report lower hunger levels after consumption, order greater portion sizes of the food, and consume greater amounts of the food. Surprisingly, even consumers who say they disagree with the idea that healthy foods are less filling than unhealthy foods are subject to the same biases. In addition, the researchers introduce a novel tactic for reversing consumers' habit of overeating foods portrayed as healthy: highlighting the nourishing aspects of healthy food mitigates the belief that it is less filling.
These findings add to the burgeoning body of work on the psychological causes of weight-gain and obesity and point to a way of overturning the pernicious effects of the "healthy = less filling" assumption. Specifically, the findings suggest that the recent proliferation of healthy food labels may be ironically contributing to the obesity epidemic rather than reducing it. Consumers can use this knowledge to avoid overeating foods presented as healthy and to seek foods portrayed as nourishing when they want to feel full without overeating.
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Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania have demonstrated the feasibility of using all-optical switches for possible use in computing.
Their research, published in Nature Nanotechnology, demoed all-optical switching in individualcadmium sulfide nanowires.
They also demoed a functional NAND gate built from multiple switches.
The team, led by professor Ritesh Agarwal, grew nanowires, grew a silicon oxide shell on their surfaces to improve their optical properties, cut a nanowire, pumped light through it, and turned off the light, making the device a switch.
This growing of the silicon oxide shell on the nanowires is a technique known as surface passivation.
The team used vapor-liquid-solid synthesis to grow the nanowires out of pure cadmium sulfide powder, Brian Piccione, the first author of the paper and a graduate student at the university, told TechNewsWorld.
The Process
It then used a focused gallium ion beam to cut the nanowire into two segments.
Next, the researchers pumped a pulsed laser beam from a commercially available Coherent Chameleon laser through the first segment, Piccione said. The energy pumped varied, and, in some cases, the team was able to show switching with less than 1 miliwatt of optical power applied to the switch.
That pulsed light was absorbed and conducted through the second segment. A second pulse of light was then sent through the second segment to turn off the light being transported through it.
"Energy was continuously pumped into the first portion in order to create a continuous on-chip laser probe source," Piccione explained. "This on-chip source in turn continuously stayed on for the duration of the experiment, in order to produce something for us to switch on and off."
Lights, Switching, Magic?
The team isn't clear as to why pumping a second pulse of light through the second segment of the nanowire turned off the first pulse being transported through it.
"We believe the light is switched off via a scattering mechanism, potentially aided by the strong light-matter coupling which we have previously shown exists in our nanowires," Piccione said.
Last year, a team that included Piccione and Agarwal demonstrated that polaritons have increased coupling strength in nanoscale semiconductors. This showed that photonic devices, which use light instead of electricity, might be workable.
"All-optical switching has never been shown before in individual nanowires, and therefore the exact mechanism causing this brand-new result [turning off the first light] could be further explored and researched," Piccione stated.


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I have mentioned on the blog and my podcast that I think the advice "follow your dreams" and "do what you love and the rest will follow" is unintentionally cruel. It makes anyone who has a regular day job into a failure unless that job is their dream. The market realities do not exist such that everyone could switch over to their dreams. It is privileged, elitist advice that lucky people give the masses who can never follow it en masse.
Lo and behold, here is Rachel Nabors saying much the same thing. She really nails the heart of it:
Don't do something you hate for a living.
There is no glory in suffering. Because you can grow to hate something you love if it puts you in a bad position, this advice gives you permission to move on to greener pastures if what you love is making you cry at night. Whatever you love should love you back. And if it's not working out, it's ok to find something else to love.
I think this is a much more sensible approach. If your goal is to create artisanal free-range belt buckles, you should absolutely pursue that. What you shouldn't do is be in a hurry to force that to bear the full weight of your living. As Hugh MacLeod says (I paraphrase from memory) "Don't be in a hurry to quit your day job to pursue your hobby full-time. Then you still have a job but you are down one hobby."


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Who's the Hottest Member of the US Women's Soccer Team — Hope Solo or Alex Morgan? — Sports Survey of the Day
The Olympics are about two things: supporting your country, and debating which country has the most beautiful women. The United States is home to many attractive women. A couple of them happen to be members of the women's national soccer team. They are currently coming off a huge — and controversial — win over Canada, and will tangle with Japan for the gold. We aren't so concerned with that as much as we are with searching the internet for hot pictures of Hope Solo and Alex Morgan. They are both absolutely stunning, but who is the hottest?
Hope seems to have the bad girl/edgy look to her. We can get on board with that. Alex Morgan, on the other hand, reminds of the girl next door. Plus, let's not forget she posed in nothing but body paint in this year's Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue. We would be lying if that didn't give her a slight edge in our eyes.


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First new Liebherr LTM mobile crane for Cuba
Liebherr recently completed the first delivery of an LTM mobile crane to Cuba. Womy Rental construction machinery and crane rental company took delivery of the 5-axle LTM 1220-5.2. The crane is destined for long-term use in an ENIMCAR mine in Santa Lucia which extracts minerals for the production of lead and zinc.
The decision by the mine to use Liebherr mobile and port cranes was based on the fact that Liebherr can provide fast, efficient customer service in the region through sales and service company Liebherr Mexico, S. de R.L. de C.V. and can also supply spare parts in Cuba. Furthermore, ENIMCAR has had several Liebherr earthmoving machines, such as excavators and crawler tractors, for some considerable time.
Liebherr works there with CON-IMPEX, which is the official customer service point for Liebherr mobile cranes and earthmoving machinery on Cuba. CON-IMPEX Handelsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG is a company based in Cuba and Germany which specialises in providing agency services for high quality technical products on Cuba.
Its own technicians for construction machinery and cranes were trained at Liebherr Training Centres for this purpose.


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These are just some notes on how I got the ACM sigplan class style working with LyX under Ubuntu.
Strangely, after doing this (probably the texhash), my paper size changed to A4 from letter.
David Pogue of the NYT has been tirelessly bugging cell phone companies to reduce the irritating messages that you must listen to before you can leave your friend a voicemail. Today, he posted some interesting instructions:
And I'll admire you if you'll re-record your own voice mail greeting so that it includes instructions for bypassing the carrier's own recording: "Hi, it's David.
Theresa had a "cooking club" meeting at my house last week. She showed us how to eat Polish Borscht (I say that because she prepared it that day before). And she showed us how to cook Gołąbki. Both were delicious.
I've also posted one of my favorite The Pump Energy Food recipes, the Dionysus Plate. It's light, fresh, and full of protein for you muscularnes out there.
Here's what I do today. Mostly I'm running XBMC on Linux on a computer under the TV. I get TV shows via bittorrent — mostly documentaries from PBS. I also boot into Windows 7 so that I can watch streaming Netflix via Windows Media Center (which is built in to Win7). Unfortunately, I hate the music interface to WMC, so I use 2 programs.
I just tried the (closed) Boxee beta today. Someone figured out how to download the beta and posted it to bittorrent (see [1] below). Running on Win7, it searches all the various places to get media (such as Hulu.com and Netflix).
I run my own mailserver, for better or for worse, and I use SpamAssassin to catch spam. For years I have been tucking it away in a folder. Guess how much was there? Give up? Nine gigabytes! Thanks, spammers!
Curious thing some of you may run into. I tried to plug a Ubuntu Karmic 9.10 linux machine into my router running Tomato 1.27, but it failed. Turns out you need to disable IPv6, since Tomato does not support it.
Right click on NetworkManager panel applet.
Choose Edit Connections…
Choose "Audo eth1" (or whichever port)
Press "Edit"
Select IPv6 tab
Set Method to "Ignore"
Click Apply
Here's the magic code for your document settings -> LaTeX preamble to get run-in headings:
% makes 4-th level (SubSubSection) headings run-in % page 154 of memoir manual \setbeforesubsubsecskip{0ex} \setsubsubsecindent{\parindent} \setaftersubsubsecskip{-1ex}
What is a run-in heading? Normal headings are on their own line. Run-in headings have the text immediately following on the same line.
This is a heading
This is the body text that is in the paragraph. This is the body text that is in the paragraph. This is the body text that is in the paragraph.
I'm writing a book, so fussy things like getting references to appear right in the text have been occupying my time unexpectedly. I use the LyX document processor, which I really enjoy for writing long documents like my thesis and this book.
Here's how to get nice reference to appear in the text like this (Smith, 1995).
My extensive research into the subject (i.e., googling for 30 seconds) has revealed that there are two free PDF readers (Win/Mac) that will let you add comments to PDF documents. I've tested them, and those comments can be seen when you open it up in other readers, like Adobe's free reader.
Good to know if, like me, you plan to send out PDFs and hope to get comments back on them.


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The XSPC TX is the worlds thinest PC radiator. At just over 20mm thick, it's 20% thinner than a standard 120mm fan and over 40% thinner than our EX series radiators.
Despite its size, the TX series offers both excellent performance and low flow restriction. This comes from the high performance copper and brass core, which features welded seam tubes and high density splitter fins. We further enhansed performance by designing fins which protrude past the tubes. This allowed us to increase the cooling surface area without increasing the external dimensions. With 13 tubes and 22 fins per inch it's the highest density core XSPC have ever released, but due to the thinness of the core it still performs with low speed fans.
The TX series is ideal for any build where space is at a premium.
- Copper and Brass Core
- Matte Black Paint Finish
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- Dimensions: 125 x 20.5 x 278mm (WxDxH) +-0.5mm
- 16mm Core
- 22 FPI (fins per inch)
- 13 Tubes (13x1.5mm)
- Weight: ~465g
- Ports: G1/4″
- Screws: 6-32 UNC
- Fans: 2 x 120mm (4x with push/pull)
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A visa is a certificate in your passport or travel document that shows you're authorised to land in a country. However, there may be a number of other conditions you need to meet before you'll be allowed to enter that country.
In Ireland, the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS), an agency within the Department of Justice and Equality, is primarily responsible for dealing with immigration and visa matters.


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Nutritionally, cranberries are really good for you, but in the sense of what I've done in my career with them, we're looking at the nutritional requirements of the plant, what's needed for it to grow and thrive and produce a crop. I spend most of my time here thinking about what will make the cranberry industry more sustainable. Specifically, I look at water and nutrient use and how those two interact. The rest of my staff think about all the other questions, like pest and frost management or any of the other things that could be challenging to cranberry growers here in Massachusetts.
Global warming has become a question that we're more and more interested in, in terms of how it will affect the ability of cranberry production to stay in Massachusetts. The obvious answer is that there's a fairly vibrant cranberry production area in New Jersey, so if we become [warmer] like New Jersey, that shouldn't be a problem. But the longer answer is that some of the climate extremes that come with global warming — big storms, droughts followed by huge rain events — may be more of a challenge.
When I was growing up around the cranberry industry, some of the questions were a little simpler. My grandfather had cranberry bogs, and my father was employed here at the UMass Cranberry Station for his entire career, as director for the last 15 years. Over time, I came to realize there's a lot involved in growing cranberries. There's a lot of science, a lot of research. It's not just playing around the bogs and helping with the harvest in the fall — there's so much more to it.
My consumption of cranberry products spans from sweetened, dried cranberries in my morning cereal to chutney or sauces I make myself to the cranberry juice in my cosmopolitans. There's always a bottle of cranberry juice in my refrigerator.
— As told to Joel Brown (Interview has been edited and condensed.)
DID YOU KNOW? In 2012, Massachusetts growers harvested roughly 2 million barrels of cranberries valued at more than $99 million.


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An insanely discounted handmade.This one might have you scratching your head a bit - so I'll cut right to the chase. Schizo is a brand new release from Christian Eiroa, of Camacho fame. As a part of his new product line roll-out, he released this little number. It's downright tasty, performs like a champ and is priced oh-so-right. The only catch is it's a Cuban-sandwich style cigar crafted from the remnants of his new line Asylum. But Scout's honor, you won't even notice because each Schizo pumps out a a bevy of mellow flavors. Mellow to medium in body, each Schizo contains notes of leather, natural sweetness, cream, gentle spices, and a hint of cocoa. Highly enjoyable, Schizo is a Nicaraguan puro you can puff on all day long. And at my paltry asking price you can stock up until your heart's content.
I bought three bundles of Corona's and they are all gone, great amazing smoke for the price. Hard to believe that they are so cheap. I'll continue purchasing these for as long as I can.
Quickly became my everyday smoke, and for 2$ I can definitely afford that! Love the flavor, far more complex than I thought it would be for the price. I'm usually not a fan of short-fillers, but these baby's just turned me around. Great smoke at an unbeatable price. Once again, thank you C.I.
These are very flavorful and consistent sticks; I can't quite explain the flavor I get, but it's a very good medium body, almost like a oaky wood with very subtle sweetness. Construction have all been solid, no burn issues and a very light stick (not dense) probably due to the mix filler. I can get through a toro in about an hour or less, but still a very mild flavorful stick. Good smoke, no complaints.
Light this one up, sit back, and enjoy a smooth and even burn. Great flavor and out of four bundles purchased I have only come across one that was not up to an excellent standard.
Along with my regular order, I was looking for a good lawn mowing cigar. The Schizo Torpedo isn't it. You will want to sit back and relax, no multi tasking with this smoke. The wrapper is smooth with nary a vein, pleasant draw with perfect white ash along with the mild taste and aroma of a cigar that's not even in my pay grade. These smokes left me smug and satisfied that I had the best end of a great bargain. Get these bundles now before Christian pulls his head out and starts putting them in a box at three times the price.
As a smoker of budget cigars for many years, I can say that Schizo is absolutely the best mixed filler cigar on the market. Well-made and flavorful. Thanks to CI's wonderful prices, I can smoke long filler for about the same price now, but it's still a fall back if I run out of smokes on the road and have to hit a B&M.
Love it
Such a great deal for such a great cigar! These are very possibly my new favorite sticks!
A nice 30-40 minute smoke and they come at a great price as well.
Love the cigar for the price...have been ordering these cigars for about a month...first bundle great even burn...the last order uneven burn and the tips where dried out and flaking..but all in all will buy again
WOW, the description was spot on! At first puff, I was like, "What is this??(confused face)...... I have never heard of or smoked a "Cuban Sandwich" style cigar before. I thought it was going to fall apart before I took it out of the cellophane it was so soft. The Wrapper is very thin... However after a few puffs more I was assured it was not going anywhere. Mild-medium, creamy, notes of leather, light spice, I also tasted salt and cedar. The draw was like pulling on a cigarette and the burn was decent no canoeing (burned like a cigarette), and the smoke plume was cool and consistent all the way down to the nub. I did find the smoke to be a little dry for my taste, but for an everyday smoke quite satisfying. I will definitely make this a staple for the humidor.
Not bad. best if cello is removed and placed in humidor for a few months. the longer the better of course!
I got a box of the 6 x 60's and had 3 really bad burns in a row and did not want to try a 4th. As expected the staff a CI helped me out and will be exchanging these for a box of 6 x 52's. I read all good reviews for this stick and want to give it a second chance, maybe the smaller gauge might be the trick. I'm always looking for a good but cheap cigar while doing yard work, I will let everyone know how I make out with the next box. Thanks again to the CI staff for the quick and painless exchange!!!!
Sometimes, a short filler cigar just comes across with great flavor, and this one hits it well. Extremely consistent for a short filler, these are a nice medium body with a great burn and actually have flavor, and you can't beat the price. Keep them on hand.
still puffing on my first one...it's a good knock around, everyday stick...similar to the smoke you get from a Duque, but much better made and for about the same price...if you aren't a fan of heavy hitting cigars, try these...they smoke plenty and won't blow you away with strength but it's an alternative to....Connecticut mild cigars...
I've had the robusto and the double toro and I'd like to say that these are indeed good cigars. Very pleasureable, they burn very well, nice white ash, easy draw, and taste great - everything a good cigar should have.
I was incredibly happy with the flavor and construction on these sticks! When I ordered them, I half expected them to be pretty crappy at $2 each, but I needed something to smoke while stuck in traffic. Well, I'm happy to say I was WRONG! These bad boys are flavorful, relatively smooth for a Camacho product (those dudes are NOT subtle) and the construction is top notch. A lot of cheap cigars are either too loose and burn like a jet engine for 15 minutes or too tight like sucking a milkshake through a coffee stirrer. Nope. Every one that I've smoked has been a surprise since I keep waiting to find a flaw. Haven't yet. Buy them now before they run out or raise the price!
I am a relatively new cigar smoker still looking for my niche cigar. This may be it. As a fan of medium body smokes and a nicotine lightweight, it's difficult to find cigars that I can fully enjoy. The Schizo hits the spot and at a fantastic price. Tasty enough for me to enjoy and cheap enough to hand out, with a beautiful draw to boot. Hard to beat these guys.
Unbelievable flavor and aroma. The burn was perfect and I couldn't find any fault with this cigar.
Wow! Smooth and creamy smoke. Even burn and nice aroma. I've had cigars that don't taste half as good at twice the price. Good value at $3 a stick
Great everyday smoke. Full of flavor and unbelievable draw for less than $2 a stick. Will continue to fill my humidor with these.


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If true, a solution to the "abc" conjecture about whole numbers would be "one of the most astounding achievements of mathematics of the 21st century"
The usually quiet world of mathematics is abuzz with a claim that one of the most important problems in number theory has been solved.
Mathematician Shinichi Mochizuki of Kyoto University in Japan has released a 500-page proof of the abcconjecture, which proposes a relationship between whole numbers — a 'Diophantine' problem.
The abcconjecture, proposed independently by David Masser and Joseph Oesterle in 1985, might not be as familiar to the wider world as Fermat's Last Theorem, but in some ways it is more significant. "The abcconjecture, if proved true, at one stroke solves many famous Diophantine problems, including Fermat's Last Theorem," says Dorian Goldfeld, a mathematician at Columbia University in New York. "If Mochizuki's proof is correct, it will be one of the most astounding achievements of mathematics of the twenty-first century."
By Philipe Ball From Nature magazine Credit: Flickr/Center for Image in Science and Art _ UL
Like Fermat's theorem, the abc conjecture refers to equations of the form a+b=c. It involves the concept of a square-free number: one that cannot be divided by the square of any number. Fifteen and 17 are square free-numbers, but 16 and 18 — being divisible by 42and 32, respectively — are not.
The 'square-free' part of a number n, sqp(n), is the largest square-free number that can be formed by multiplying the factors of n that are prime numbers. For instance, sqp(18)=2×3=6.
If you've got that, then you should get the abcconjecture. It concerns a property of the product of the three integers axbxc, or abc— or more specifically, of the square-free part of this product, which involves their distinct prime factors. It states that for integers a+b=c, the ratio of sqp(abc)r/calways has some minimum value greater than zero for any value of rgreater than 1. For example, if a=3 and b=125, so that c=128, then sqp(abc)=30 and sqp(abc)2/c = 900/128. In this case, in which r=2, sqp(abc)r/c is nearly always greater than 1, and always greater than zero.
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It turns out that this conjecture encapsulates many other Diophantine problems, including Fermat's Last Theorem (which states that an+bn=cnhas no integer solutions if n>2). Like many Diophantine problems, it is all about the relationships between prime numbers. According to Brian Conrad of Stanford University in California, "it encodes a deep connection between the prime factors of a, b and a+b".
Many mathematicians have expended a great deal of effort trying to prove the conjecture. In 2007, French mathematician Lucien Szpiro, whose work in 1978 led to the abcconjecture in the first place claimed to have a proof of it, but it was soon found to be flawed.
Like Szpiro, and also like British mathematician Andrew Wiles, who proved Fermat's Last Theorem in 1994, Mochizuki has attacked the problem using the theory of elliptic curves — the smooth curves generated by algebraic relationships of the sort y2=x3+ax+b.
There, however, the relationship of Mochizuki's work to previous efforts stops. He has developed techniques that very few other mathematicians fully understand and that invoke new mathematical 'objects' — abstract entities analogous to more familiar examples such as geometric objects, sets, permutations, topologies and matrices. "At this point, he is probably the only one that knows it all," says Goldfeld.
Conrad says that the work "uses a huge number of insights that are going to take a long time to be digested by the community". The proof is spread across four long papers1–4, each of which rests on earlier long papers. "It can require a huge investment of time to understand a long and sophisticated proof, so the willingness by others to do this rests not only on the importance of the announcement but also on the track record of the authors," Conrad explains.
Mochizuki's track record certainly makes the effort worthwhile. "He has proved extremely deep theorems in the past, and is very thorough in his writing, so that provides a lot of confidence," says Conrad. And he adds that the pay-off would be more than a matter of simply verifying the claim. "The exciting aspect is not just that the conjecture may have now been solved, but that the techniques and insights he must have had to introduce should be very powerful tools for solving future problems in number theory."
This article is reproduced with permission from the magazine Nature. The article was first publishedon September 10, 2012.


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I am currently trying to learn a bit about Grothendieck-Riemann-Roch...
To try to get a better feeling for it, I am looking for examples of nice applications of GRR applied to a proper morphism $X \to Y$ where $Y$ is not a point. I already I know of a fair number of nice applications of HRR, i.e. GRR when $Y$ is a point. I've read through some of the relevant sections of Fulton's Intersection Theory book, but I've only found applications of HRR there, though it's very possible that I overlooked something.
I am also interested in seeing worked-out, explicit, concrete examples, with explicit Chow/cohomology classes.
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Puzzlement Over NYT Opinion Editor's 'Petty Fib' on Times' Endorsement of McCain
Andrew Rosenthal may think twice before engaging in political parlay with James Taranto again. Rosenthal, the New York Times' editorial page editor, came out on the losing end of a Twitter argument with Taranto, who puts together Opinion Journal's Best of the Web, a Wall Street Journal project. Taranto summarized it in Monday's edition.
It started with an article by Slate's David Weigel shows Obama crushing GOP candidate Herman Cain among North Carolina voters, 86%-6%, barely improving on the Republican's 2008 candidate John McCain, who got 5 percent of the black vote.
Take it away, Taranto:
Andrew Rosenthal, editorial page editor of the New York Times, had what some might regard as a less thoughtful take. We first learned of Weigel's article from Rosenthal's tweet, which read: "No [sic] suprising [sic]. McCain was fringe. Cain is fringe."
We tweeted back: "Says the editor whose page endorsed him [McCain] in the Republican primary." Which prompted a surprising reply from Rosenthal: "Was wondering where you were. Might read the editorial. We said he was best of BAD choices. No endorsement."
We did read the editorial, which appeared Jan. 25, 2008. Not only did it appear to us to be an endorsement-albeit a backhanded one-but it contradicted Rosenthal's assertion that "McCain is fringe": "Senator John McCain of Arizona is the only Republican who promises to end the George Bush style of governing from and on behalf of a small, angry fringe."
Taranto eventually asked Rosenthal: 'Did you endorse Mrs. Clinton in the Democratic primary?" Rosenthal didn't reply, but Taranto found out in the paper's October 23, 2008 editorial endorsing Obama:
"...Watching him being tested in the campaign has long since erased the reservations that led us to endorse Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton in the Democratic primaries."
That editorial's next paragraph referred to "Mr. McCain, whom we chose as the best Republican nominee in the primaries"-wording that matches the language of Rosenthal's tweet. If there is some lawyerly distinction between "endorsing" and "choosing as the best candidate," it seemed to us to be without a difference. To our mind, the latter is a definition of the former.
To judge by the headlines from 2008, other news organizations understood the editorials the same way we did. Reuters: "Clinton, McCain Win New York Times Endorsements." Associated Press: "New York Times Endorses Clinton, McCain in Primary Race." Boston Globe: "NYT Endorses Clinton, McCain."
Even the Times understood it that way; as Taranto discovered, the paper's 'website featured an interactive graphic on Feb. 2, 2008, titled 'Endorsements of All Shapes and Sizes.' Roll your mouse over the Times's nameplate, and up pops a box that reads: 'The New York Times endorses Clinton, McCain.''
Taranto concluded with puzzlement over why Rosenthal would bother fibbing about such a thing:
....The false claim that the Times did not endorse McCain in the Republican primary is not a malicious lie, or even an inadvertently harmful one. Indeed, we can think of few matters less consequential than the New York Times editorial board's opinion of a Republican primary. The pettiness of the fib is what makes it so very strange.


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(D.M.A.): Cooper says, "Kyrra is either the most innocent person in the world, or the girl who uses the most innuendo seemingly unintentionally but really on purpose."
Heh. If they disagree with you, they'd be flat-out wrong.Taryius said:Also, some might disagree with me, but I don't think you'd have reasonable cause to jump someone days later for where they hunt. Don't warn someone, and then next friday gank them with 3+ people while they're hunting moghedu because they killed some Iskadar dwarves.
I'm not sure if you were asking me or just in general, but to be honest I was not aware of the need for mutual alliance until the issue. I haven't attacked anyone for hunting in Iskadar or any dwarf area for that matter yet. I've been ready to, but have not and do not plan to unless I'm within the rules. My question to @Nicola is about specific dwarves like Adalgar in the Dwarven camp for example. He happens to be a part of the Dwarven clan Orcsplitter and will even mention that if you say Orc/Orcs around him. So do many adventurer dwarves though. Would that be justifiable RP reasoning for them to defend him if they were not allied mutually? After have received clarification I would not defend a dwarf that was outside of my actual clan unless a mutual ally with the clan existed. I'm not here to break the rules at all and that's why I asked here instead of just going out. Could have asked in another issue, but I've known other orgs to defend places not mutual so brought it here.Antonius said:But if you're already ignoring the need for mutual alliances because you have "roleplay reasons" to defend that area, why would you bother following any of the other rules involved?
We still have Orcsplitter which still has an adventurer Chieftain and members within it. The same clan as Adalgar by name.Nicola said:As far as I'm aware with Kongol Drak no outside dwarven denizens are affiliated with the clans setup within (if I remember right some of the clans setup inside the overhead of the Dwarven Highclan were in terms of lore deemed to be destroyed centuries before the modern era.)
Thanks! Will seek to RP then to find out more about these denizen clans who happen to share a clan name given by Phaestus Himself! If only we could ask Him directly!Nicola said:@Kogan Right, that doesn't necessarily mean that Adalgar ever recognised these clan subsets within the player only organisation, he was a clan member, and the clans existed long before Kongol Drak became a thing and no one asked him or the other dwarves who their chieftains should be or if they should all join under the Kongol Drak flag. AFAIK Kongol Drak is (currently) separate from the denizen clans unless an active clan patron works things otherwise.
And you won't understand the cause of your grief...
...But you'll always follow the voices beneath.
Organisational Alliances
Moghedu and Gom
Vastar and Arcadia
Yes. You are the only one. People stretch things, pull reasons out of thin air, and come up with bullshit wayyyy too often as-is. They don't need more.Keorin said:Am I the only one a little sad about how many codified rules go into what makes up an "rp reason" to attack someone?


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PARIS team to tackle the ultimate post-pint snack
The Middlesbrough 'parmo'? We can handle that...
The Register's Paper Aircraft Released Into Space team has been at a bit of loose end since last October, when our Vulture 1 aircraft went down in history as the greatest ever paper plane launch in the history of the known world.
Understandably, the bright minds behind the audacious high-altitiude intitiative have been a tad restless since we made headlines worldwide, and following our provocative PARIS cocktail concoction last year, we've been looking for a new challenge to test our scientific skills.
Enter stage left the "parmo" - a Teesside delicacy flagged by our beloved commentards during a lively debate on whether Middlesbrough locals could survive conditions on distant exoplanet Gliese 581d.
The answer appears to be yes, as long as they have a substantial stash of parmos to sustain them. For the uninitiated, the classic parmo is a pork or chicken fillet, dipped in egg and bread crumbs and deep fried before adornment with a béchamel sauce topped with grated cheese (hence the name, from "parmesan", although cheddar's the dairy product of choice Up North).
A quick five minutes under the grill is then all that's required to deliver the ultimate post-pint snack - preferably slapped down with a generous spread of chips (see pic).
Scientifically, this recipe is hardly a challenge, but since I once went to a Middlesbrough boozer in the company of a local lass, only to be served a pint boasting 90 per cent foam by the landlord who declared "that's what we call a head up here you Cockney wanker", I feel it's time to demonstrate that we born South of Watford™ know a thing or two about developing world cuisine.
So, give us your top parmo tips and we'll put them to the test. Expect explosive culinary exposés in due course... ®
Additional PARIS resources
- New to PARIS? We have a basic mission summary here (pdf).
- Our dedicated PARIS section, with all previous updates, is right here.
- You can find our release, pursuit and recovery photos here...
- ...and our onboard camera photo album here.
- Our Flickr page, for your viewing pleasure.
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I have written a few posts about "cloud computing" [see The Coming Age of Cloud Computing, The AIR is Getting Blurry with Clouds -- Computing that is, and IBM Heads into the Clouds]. As New York Times technology columnist Steve Lohr reports, "Hardly a day goes by, it seems, without some announcement of a new "cloud computing" offering or initiative." ["Commercializing the Cloud," 1 August 2008] Lohr's column was about two new IBM data centers that are going to be built in Tokyo and North Carolina.
"The I.B.M. statement says its North Carolina operation will afford its lucky customers 'unparalleled access to massive Internet-scale computing capabilities while gaining the cost and environmental protection advantages of I.B.M.'s industry-leading energy efficiency data center design.' Yes, yes, a veritable technological second coming. The skeptics might point out that I.B.M. has been promoting a back-to-the-future vision of computing delivered as a service from large data centers for more than six years. Back then, it was called computing-on-demand — a sort of digital equivalent of an electric utility. Still, what we're seeing today is an evolutionary step beyond the earlier vision. The cloud centers, analysts note, rely on a technological bedrock of industry-standard server computers and open-source software like Linux, linked together in huge computing clusters. Many of the techniques were initially developed in the nation's federal supercomputing labs. The technology was applied at scale by the pioneering Internet companies (think Amazon, Yahoo and Google), and now I.B.M. and its commercial brethren are beginning to offer cloud computing."
Lohr also noted that Yahoo, Hewlett-Packard and Intel had announced a joint cloud research program. All this is great for big commercial and government clients, but Google now wants to bring the power of cloud computing to individual home users via a new browser ["Google's Chrome Ups Ante," by Heather Green, BusinessWeek, 3 September 2008]. Green writes:
"Browser wars? On steroids. When Google announced on Sept. 1 that it was releasing its own Web browser, Chrome, the immediate buzz was that the bruising battles over browser domination, played out between Netscape and Microsoft in the late 1990s, were back on. Google, though, has much bigger ambitions. The goal, say Google execs, is not merely to win share of an existing market, but to change the very nature of Internet browsing—and the way we use computers. If Chrome works as planned, it will lead much of computing from the desktop—Microsoft's domain—toward remote data centers. These, in Google's lingo, are known as the 'cloud.' Google runs the biggest and most efficient data centers on earth, and moving much of the world's computing from desktops into its clouds is the heart of the company's strategy."
Of course, this isn't just about browsing using the power of cloud computing. Google is looking to make a profit from this ploy by getting people to use the "cloud" for lots of other applications as well.
"'Google really believes the future of the Web is running applications on the Web,' says Danny Sullivan, who runs Calafia Consulting, a Web consulting firm. 'They want to be leading the charge.'"
As Steve Lohr noted above, IBM shares the same vision of the future. But IBM and Google aren't the only big corporations interested in capturing a share of the future. When it comes to browser wars, Green writes:
"As this battle commences, Microsoft enjoys a towering head start. Its Internet Explorer dominates the browser market, with 75% share. And Microsoft is launching its latest upgrade, IE8, which is loaded with new features. Google's Chrome, by contrast, appears bare-bones. Its power, say Google engineers, will come from its ability to run applications faster and more securely, especially those hosted outside the PC, on the cloud. Unlike Google's top-secret search algorithms or the proprietary software it uses to carry out its searches, Chrome was born as an open-source system."
"Bare-bones" doesn't exactly make Chrome appear to be a likely contender to dethrone Internet Explorer. Green, however, reminds her readers of how the browser war began.
"To understand what's new [about Chrome], think of Netscape, the browsing sensation 14 years ago at the dawn of the World Wide Web. The goal back then was simply to open and read Web pages. This is still important, of course, whether Web surfers are reading a story in The New York Times or checking out a friend's home page on MySpace. Most browsers today, including Mozilla Firefox and Apple's Safari, have grown to provide that Web browsing service. Google, though, wants people to use browsers to do much more, particularly to run software applications, like word processing, spreadsheets, video editing, and conferencing. In Google's scheme, the browser is a gateway into the clouds, one that will eventually be tapped from anywhere—a PC, a mobile phone, perhaps even a television. And many of the applications available in the clouds, from calendars to e-mail, will likely compete directly with Microsoft's dominant suite of Office applications, including Excel and Outlook. Says Google co-founder Sergey Brin: 'What we have is a lightweight engine for running Web applications that doesn't have the baggage of an operating system.'
As you can imagine, Google touches a sensitive nerve for Microsoft when it discusses "the baggage of an operating system." Microsoft is taking notice Green reports.
"Microsoft insists that even with the growth of cloud computing, users will still demand powerful applications and processing power in their own machines. At the same time, Microsoft has equipped its newest browser with features to throttle Google's exploding search market share. IE8 lets users block information that helps Google place more relevant ads, and it offers an improved Microsoft-oriented search toolbar. Still, the lofty promises surrounding Chrome do raise concerns at Microsoft's headquarters in Redmond, Wash. Dean Hachamovich, general manager of Internet Explorer, wonders if Google is embarking on a browser that will separate it, and its users, from the rest of Web traffic. 'As they add things, what happens to everybody else?' he asks. 'Is the Web going to become bifurcated? Trifurcated?'"
Raising fears is always a good tactic for those invested heavily in the status quo. Google executives dismiss such concerns.
"Google executives don't foresee such a schism, but instead predict that others may well borrow the most enticing features from the open-source program. The keys for Chrome, they say, are not a host of jazzy applications, but instead a system that provides speed, security, and easy-to-understand software applications. First-day reviews are mixed, with some reports of glitches and slow downloads. But if, with a few tweaks, Google can coax businesses and consumers to move more of their computing from the desktop onto the Web, the payoff in Google's core business—advertising—could be tremendous. A migration onto its clouds would provide Google with more places to collect data and to serve search ads."
Green reports that Google is launching its new browser in a big way.
"The company is launching Chrome, which it has been working on for two years, in 43 languages and 122 countries. (For now, it's available only for Windows machines—not Macs or Linux.) Most of the magic is hidden inside the system. Google engineers developed a multiprocessor architecture, which means that the browser can run separate applications in different tabs at the same time. So if one application crashes, the rest continue to perform. Though rumors have swirled for years that Google was pursuing its own operating system or a browser, the venture still surprised many. That's because Google has had a close partnership with Mozilla, which manages the Firefox browser. Google's search pops up as Firefox's home page and is the main search engine."
Analysts' surprise over Google's new browser is understandable. Google seemed to have a solid partnership with Mozilla and Firefox has made serious inroads in the browser market. Green continues:
"During the past four years, Firefox has taken off, growing from zero market share to 20%, eating away at the dominance of Microsoft's Internet Explorer. As Firefox has taken off, so has Google's reach on the browser. So the fact that it went out on its own, rather than working with Firefox to overhaul the browser, underlines how important cloud computing is to Google's future."
Chrome's release hasn't been without problems, Green reports. But Google is following a common pattern used in the IT industry -- get something out there and then tweak it as necessary.
"Early reviews point to drawbacks of the browser, including the lack of a way to manage bookmarks. Google admits that it's following its familiar pattern of 'launch early and iterate.' John Lilly, the chief executive of Mozilla, who has seen his share of upsets, says it's hard to gauge how popular Chrome can become. 'The consumer Internet is a wild and wacky thing, I think that a lot of people will start experimenting right away with Chrome. But this is a story that will play out over weeks, months, and years, not hours and days.'"
I'm not sure how all of this will play out. I do know that when the elephants start fighting a lot of dust will be raised. Only when that dust settles will we have a better idea about the future of computing and the Internet.


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Being Vegan Isn't Hard
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Being vegan isn't hard. In fact, for me, it's pure joy. I LOVE being vegan. The challenge lies in living in a world where so many are completely ignorant about what's really going on. I don't believe that humans are inherently uncaring. I truly believe that if more people knew what was happening to the [...]


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An all-white room may sound strange at first - no color at all might seem like a recipe for a boring design scheme. But if you're a fan of contemporary interior design, you've probably seen a number of modern rooms that relied solely on this clean, crisp color. Using white can be a lot more exciting than you think, but there are a few rules that should serve as guidelines. Here are the top four rules for designing with white.
1. Use more than one shade. If you've ever been to a paint store, you know how many variations of white there are. To keep your room from looking flat, you may want to choose a few different shades in the same warm or cool family. More than two tones will ensure that the variation looks intentional, not like a matching mistake.
2. Rely heavily on texture. Texture is important in any room, but it's absolutely crucial when you're using one color. Try out a mix of shiny, fuzzy, sleek, rough, lumpy and smooth surfaces to keep the eye engaged. For example, a shaggy white carpet would perfectly offset a white leather couch.
3. Bring in neutrals. Neutral shades will keep the room grounded, so pick wooden tones, metallics, beige or gray to add to the mix. Bamboo roman shades or faux wood blinds could work perfectly on the windows, while a few silver accent pieces can add a futuristic vibe.
4. Experiment with patterns. Just like varying textures, different patterns can work to keep the space interesting. In a bathroom, you could choose to mix white subway tiles with a white polka-dotted shower curtain and striped white wallpaper. Because they're the same color, they'll still match.